It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia just started its third season last September 13 and show creator, star and writer, Rob McElhenny spoke to New York Magazine just ahead of the season premiere.

The Philadelphia native talked candidly about upcoming guests and just how far they are willing to push the envelope regarding the subject matters they tackle.

With stories that have revolved around drugs, holy wars and the sticky debate between right to life and abortion, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia has touched on some pretty sensitive, if not volatile issues.  Rob McElhenny reveals that nothing is taboo for them as long as it's presented in the right context according to them.

“Our feeling is that there's a lighter side to everything,” McElhenny told New York Magazine.  Looking at a baby being thrown in the trash is tragic and very, very sad, and yet when you read those newspaper reports or see it on the news, it's so sad and so tragic that it becomes almost ludicrous.  It's almost to the point where it's so unbelievable that this is the point that our culture has come to, there needs to be some sort of comic take on it.  If you don't look at the lighter side of it, it's going to f**king kill you.  So as far as we're concerned, nothing's out of bounds.  It might upset some people, but what are you gonna do?”

“We figure, f**k it.  If you do a show like this you kind of have to not worry about what other people are thinking.  We get lots of criticism, both positive and negative, and we feel like if we're not pissing some people off we're not doing our jobs correctly.  There are a lot of people out there that are looking for the same old show that they've been watching for 40 years, and they're happy with the status quo, and we just had to turn off that gauge.  We learned that really quickly.”

McElhenny also announced the return of 7th Heaven's Stephen Collins as Dennis (Glenn Howerton) and Dee's (Kaitlin Olson) father.

“Steven Collins is making his trip back as Dennis and Dee's father, which we're really excited about, because Seventh Heaven is literally the complete opposite of our show, McElhenny said.  “He's like the sweetest, nicest man on the planet, and absolutely up for anything.”


-Rosario Santiago, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: New York Magazine
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